High Technology in British Columbia
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	High Technology in British Columbia, Canada This is a gateway to web sites that provide support, information, advice and other assistance to BC investors, entrepreneurs, technology-based companies and science, technology and engineering students. National organizations that offer services and support to BC are included. We welcome your suggestions for additions to any of these categories. BC High Tech Events Calendar Financial resources for technology firms and entrepreneurs (BC and Canada) MONEYLINKS (a comprehensive list of funding sources) www.hitechbc.com/moneylnk.htm VANTEC Vancouver Angel Technology Network www.vantec.ca Angel Forum www.angelforum.org NRC-Industrial Research Assistance Program www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/irap/index.html Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) www.nserc.ca Sustainable Technology Development Canada www.sdtc.ca Western Universities Technology Innovation Fund (WUTIF Capital) www.wutif.ca GreenAngel Energy Corp www.greenangelenergy.ca Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) www.wd.gc.ca Technology industry associations Organizations, Incubators & Accelerators Aerospace Industry Association of BC www.aiabc.com Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) www.asttbc.org Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC www.apeg.bc.ca BC Inventors Society www.bcinventor.com BCNET (builds and maintains high-performance networks) www.bc.net BC Bio Energy Network www.bcbioenergy.ca BC Technology Industry Association www.bctia.org BC Technology Social Venture Partners www.bctsvp.com Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) www.cata.ca Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) www.cfib.ca Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) www.cips.ca Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) www.cme-mec.ca eLearningBC www.elearningbc.ca Forum for Women Entrepreneurs www.fwe.ca Grow Lab accelerator www.growlab.ca LifeSciences British Columbia www.lifesciencesbc.ca Monte Jade Science and Technology Association (Western Canada) www.mjcanada.com Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) www.harbour.sfu.ca/scwist/ Society for Technical Communication (STC) Canada; West coast chapter www.stcwestcoast.ca Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Centre (VIATeC) www.viatec.ca Wavefront Wireless Innovation Accelerator www.wavefrontac.com/ Wired Woman www.wiredwoman.com Networking opportunities and events (BC only) Greentech Exchange www.greentechexchange.ca New Ventures BC Competition www.newventuresbc.com Sprout Up www.sproutup.ca TechVibes - Networking events for technology professionals www.techvibes.com Vancouver Enterprise Forum www.vef.org VEF Momentum vefmomentum.com BC government ministries and agencies BC Innovation Council www.bcic.ca BC Premier's Technology Council www.gov.bc.ca/prem/popt/technology_council BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology www.gov.bc.ca/aeit Industry Liaison & Innovation offices at BC Universities & Colleges BC Institute of Technology Applied Research Liaison Office www.bcit.ca/appliedresearch/arlo Royal Roads University (Victoria) research.royalroads.ca Simon Fraser University TIME Centre (Vancouver campus) www.sfu.ca/io/timecentre.html Simon Fraser University Innovation Office (Burnaby campus) www.sfu.ca/io The University of British Columbia, University-Industry Liaison office www.uilo.ubc.ca University of Victoria (UVic), Innovation and Development Corporation (IDC) www.uvic.ca/idc Information services and news media Quotes by Stockwatch www.stockwatch.com Quotes by Yahoo.com finance.yahoo.com Canada IT (technology employment information) www.canadait.com BC Statistics www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca Business in Vancouver (weekly tabloid publication) www.biv.com Discovery Channel online www.discovery.com Globe and Mail technology news www.theglobeandmail.com/technology T-Net BC (links to BC technology-based companies, industry news, rankings) www.bctechnology.com Wired News www.wired.com Misc. Marketing, Sales and Business services BC Online (government services for business) www.bconline.gov.bc.ca Community Futures Development Association of BC  www.communityfutures.ca Creekstone Consulting www.creekstoneconsulting.com Discovery Parks (BC) www.discoveryparks.com International Market Access, Inc. www.ucantrade.com NextPhase Strategy (Ullrich Schade) www.nextphasestrategy.com Noulan Bowker Strategy Navigator www.strategynavigator.com Robert Half Management Resources www.roberthalfmr.com Technology Incentives, Richard Moore, SR&ED specialist www.techincentives.ca ACETECH Academy for Technology company CEOs www.acetech.org AchieveGlobal Canada www.achieveglobal.com Canada/BC Business Services Society www.smallbusinessbc.ca Canadian Youth Business Foundation www.cybf.ca Steve Mitten (life and business coaching) www.acoach4u.com Strategic Catalysts Inc. www.stratcat.com Regional science, technology and innovation councils (BC) Innovation Central, Prince George - innovationcentral.ca Interior Science Innovation Council (ISIC), Kamloops and the Cariboo region www.isic.ca Kootenay Association for Science & Technology (KAST), www.kast.com Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC), East Kootenay region www.kric.ca Mid-Island Science, Technology & Innovation Council (MISTIC) www.mistic.bc.ca Northwest Science and Innovation Society (NSIS), Terrace and northwest BC www.nsis.ca Okanagan Science & Technology Council (OSTEC), Okanagan region www.accelerateokanagan.com Science & Technology Association of the North (Sci-Tech North), www.scitechnorth.bc.ca Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Centre (VIATeC), www.viatec.ca Research organizations, agencies and institutes BC Cancer Agency www.bccancer.bc.ca Genome BC www.genomebc.ca Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Canada www.fuelcellscanada.ca National Research Council (NRC) www.nrc.ca Western Economic Diversification Canada www.wd.gc.ca Stock exchanges and regulators CLCA: Canadian Listed Company Association www.lcaca.com TSX Group (TSX Venture Exchange) www.tsx.com CNSX Canadian National Stock Exchange www.cnsx.ca BC Securities Commission www.bcsc.bc.ca Alberta Securities Commission www.albertasecurities.com Ontario Securities Commission www.osc.gov.on.ca Canadian Securities Administrators (SEDAR) www.sedar.com The NASDAQ Stock market www.nasdaq.com OTC Bulletin Board, USA www.otcbb.com EDGAR Online www.edgr.com US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) www.sec.gov Student industry co-op programs in applied science and technology (BC only) Association for Co-op Education (all co-op programs by program) www.co-op.bc.ca/programbytype Association for Co-op Education (all co-op programs by institution) www.co-op.bc.ca/programbyorg More resources for technology firms and investors Mike Volker's Business Basics for Engineers www.sfu.ca/~mvolker/biz or www.mikevolker.com Industry Canada www.ic.gc.ca Junior Achievement of BC www.jabc.org Canadian Intellectual Property Office cipo.gc.ca CanadaIT.com: news, links to Canadian information technology companies  www.canadait.com Eureka ! Science (for kids) www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/index.htm National Angel Capital Organization www.angelinvestor.ca Science World www.scienceworld.bc.ca Shad Valley Program www.shad.ca Software Productivity Centre Inc. (Vancouver) www.spc.ca New Ventures BC Competition www.newventuresbc.com Vancouver Board of Trade www.boardoftrade.com Universities, Colleges and Technical Institutes British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) (Burnaby) www.bcit.ca Camosun College (Victoria) www.camosun.bc.ca Capilano University www.capcollege.bc.ca College of New Caledonia (based in Prince George) www.cnc.bc.ca College of the Rockies (based in Cranbrook) www.cotr.bc.ca Douglas College (New Westminster/Coquitlam) www.douglas.bc.ca Emily Carr University of Art and Design www.ecuad.ca Great Northern Way Campus (Vancouver) www.gnwc.ca Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Richmond/Surrey/Langley) www.kwantlen.ca Langara College (Vancouver) www.langara.bc.ca Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Merritt) www.nvit.bc.ca North Island College (based in Courtenay) www.nic.bc.ca Northern Lights College (based in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John) www.nlc.bc.ca Northwest Community College (based in Terrace) www.nwcc.bc.ca Okanagan College (based in Kelowna) www.okanagan.bc.ca Royal Roads University (Victoria) www.royalroads.ca Selkirk College (Castlegar) www.selkirk.ca Simon Fraser University (SFU) (Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver) www.sfu.ca The University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus (Kelowna) www.ubc.ca/okanagan The University of British Columbia (UBC) (Vancouver) www.ubc.ca The University of Victoria (UVic) (Victoria) www.uvic.ca Thompson Rivers University Open Learning www.tru.ca/distance Thompson Rivers University (TRU) (Kamloops) www.tru.ca University of the Fraser Valley (UCFV) (based in Abbotsford) www.ufv.ca University of Northern BC (based in Prince George) www.unbc.ca Vancouver Community College (Vancouver) www.vcc.ca Vancouver Island University (based in Nanaimo) www.mala.ca Are you or your organization/company/institution missing from these pages? Let us know..... Free Download: Profile of BC Technology Ecosystem (from Creekstone Consulting) Contact Information TIME Centre (Technology Innovation Mentorship & Entrepreneurship) 7300 - 515 W. Hastings St Vancouver, BC, V6B 5K3 Tel (604) 644-1926 email mike(at)volker(dot)org  [replace the (at) with @ and the (dot) with .] Last updated Nov 5, 2012